The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-11-17

ana ftAaf Tot Tue great hgbt ~ pe1i year.
i The Democrats have been hepiag 10 he
1ble 10 place Ohio sud Massachusetts, ia
The Ilsi q 8oataiul Slaies but cauno, now
make saeh claim, ia Seu Jersey The
election u stroag Republican legislature
uri ohly ihsures the election Of Bepub.
licaD United States scnAiot 10 place o. a
Democrat bot also shoas that the State
may be carried ioF the Rspablieans neIi
year u the proper Effort is made, The
election o. a Republican Congressman 10
Rhode Island 10 place Of Democrat To-
iics,es ihai Little Rhody" is pretty sure
70 be counied in the Republican ranks
in isss.
Be, the Democrats claim that the result
10 New York Is positive proof that the
Slate will 50 Democratic neat year and
insure the election Of Democratic presi
dent II is natural tina, they should make
this claim and II II bad gone Republican
BY a small majority, the Republicans
aouIl have set up similar claim, but
neither resal, would have been conclusive,
New York with its large vote is really q
doubtful State and 20 man can tell how
the majority may be next November.
The campaign just closed IN that State
has been remarkable one 10 some re-
apecls The Republicans held some
meetings IN different parts Of the State,
but aside from that made little effort to
get the voters out. There were no serious
divisions 10 the party rark ks but very little
enthusiasm was manifested, and except in
a few localities. the Republican vote was
light, large percentage OF the voters
staying at home,
Ga the other hand the Democrats used
every means 10 their power to carry the
State 1t is true they held but few pub
lie meetings bat they used money for buy
log votes without stint The largest cor
ruption fund ever known In the history OF
tho State was collected aud used for get
iing out the Democratic voters aud buy
ing such as were doubtful aud would accept
bribe This was the case not only in
the large cities but in the rural districts
and extended pretty much over the State.
In some places the use Of money was open
with no attempt at concealment, as high
as $40 being paid for votes. At least such
is the statement Of reputable local papers,
and we have not seen the statements con-
tradicted.
Ia the cities, especially New York aud
Brooklyn, money and whiskey were the
this means the vote of Henry George in
New York city was reduced from 6S, 600 to
3d. 900. The labor candidate in short
speech on the night OF the election said
he was thankful that there are 50 900 vot-
ers in New York city who cannot be
bought
The money for this corruption fund
was obtained from liquor dealers, from
Democratic office holders, President
Cleveland sending his check for 1000,
from the candidates aud from the hoodlers
who we're chiefly interested In their can
didate for District Attorney. What their
intentions were is plainly indicated by
the following despatch from Its Montreal
correspondent to the New York Eoening
| Post
After the conviction of Jake Sharpe |
asked one of these men what the exiles
would do. DO, he replied, why set to
work TO put in District Attorney who is
not an enemy Of the boys; and they will
| do 1T, too You must not think their in
huence is gone yet. They have lots of
money and lots of friends who don't for
get or go back on the boys here because
they happen to be down on their luck for
few months
Their candidate, Fellows, was elected,
although many of the best Democrats re-
fused to support him. The boys" even
got Cleveland the reform President" to
write a personal letter Of Endorsement for
Fellows The mugwumps were greatly
displeased at this but 1t made Cleveland
solid with the boys" and the boys car.
ried the day. The question is can they
do it again now that people have
their eyes opened. The doodle" ring in
New York is quite as corrupt as in the
| days Of Tweed and Cleveland has fully
identified himself with the boodlers. Az
ter the Tweed exposure the ring that up
held him was speedily driven from power.
1t ought to ha - 10 this case and will be
If all tine huu-st voters will turn out aud
vote according TO their convictions.
With this extraordinary use of money
aud Influence aud helped by Republican
apathy the Democrats carried the State
by only about Is. 900 plurality. They can
do little more next year than they have
done ibis, while the Republicans can do
great deal more # they will
| The November elections have made 1t
quite certain that Cleveland will be re-
nominated aud that he will rely more up
on the efforts Of the worst elements Of the
party aud upon the use OF money to elect
him than upon tue magwump vote.
wlether the mugwumps will follow him
into tue mud remains to be seen. II the
candidates should be Cleveland and
Blaine again il is quite probable that
many At them would support Cleveland
though they cannot deny that he has bit
terry disappointed them and utterly dis
regarded, except 10 very few cases, the
promises he made them.
The elections have not thrown much
light upon the probable Republican can.
didsie Of next year. New York is still
doubtful State. Blaine lost it before.
though IT was rather by an unfortunate
combination OF accidents than by bis own |
unDoptlarity With some classes OF yot-